Open Research Digest, March 2026

In this month’s issue, Scott Taylor, Associate Director of the Office for Open Research, reflects on the University’s decision to continue its institutional membership of the UK Reproducibility Network (UKRN), and what this means for Manchester’s ongoing commitment to robust, transparent and reproducible research practice.

Alongside the latest Open Research news, events and resources from Manchester and beyond, this edition includes:

• details of a new UKRN report on automating Open Research indicators, co‑authored by the Office for Open Research’s Analytics Architect Fred Breese;
• the launch of a new Library support webpage for postgraduate researchers, bringing together services, resources and training in one place;
• highlights from recent Open Research projects and blog posts, including digitising creative collections and demystifying data journals.

You’ll also find details of upcoming My Research Essentials workshops, new OSF Essentials deep‑dive webinars, Research IT updates, and opportunities to engage with the wider Open Research community through events, training and calls for participation.

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